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Mrs Ferneyhough, who lives in Manchester, told the Derby Telegraph : "It caught fire once it had been burning for a little while.

"We initially blew it out and re-lit it because we thought as the candle got further down it might be less likely for the candle to make contact with sparkly edges, and it re-lit fine for several hours before doing it again.

"It probably did it three or four times before we took the photo and decided it was dangerous and we probably shouldn't light it again.

"My concern is that it could potentially burn quite far down before doing this and people not realising.

"We obviously kept a close eye on it after the first occasion."

A Primark spokesperson said: “We take the safety of our customers and quality of our products very seriously.

"We are removing the product from sale while we investigate this complaint as a matter of urgency.”